HeyWire Offers Global Chat

HeyWire, now available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, as well as Macintosh and Windows computers, lets users text with people around the world for free.

HeyWire, now available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, as well as Macintosh and Windows computers, lets users text with people around the world for free, and chat on the largest social networks. It's billed as the first texting and chat service that delivers free international messaging with a real phone number. It supports all major languages, including character-based ones, so people can communicate in their native tongue.

You can grab the iOS version from the iTunes Store, or download the desktop apps from HeyWire.com. Look for Android, BlackBerry, and Google TV apps this fall. In 2011, the company will offer gaming console and e-reader versions. Currently, HeyWire has integrated Facebook Chat, with all the major IM services coming this fall. Visit HeyWire.com to view the full country and mobile operator coverage list.Back to top

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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